Simon Groth
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Curious writer. ‘Heartwarmingly blunt.’ New book ‘Ephemeral City’ is available now. Stories and ephemera published in a box that can be read in any order you like. simongroth.com
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Cortázarpalooza
December 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Cortázarpalooza
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2025 recapped
December 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
2025 recapped
Too may to choose from but I had to toss something a bit parochial into the mix.
December 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Too may to choose from but I had to toss something a bit parochial into the mix.
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Demain, les chiens, autour d'un feu, se raconteront des histoires d'humains.
Owen O'Connor
Owen O'Connor
December 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Demain, les chiens, autour d'un feu, se raconteront des histoires d'humains.
Owen O'Connor
Owen O'Connor
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Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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Nació en la ciudad costera de Mullumbimby y se mudó a Melbourne en 2015, donde trabajó en el puesto de frutos secos. Pero eso ya cosa del pasado y han llegado a ser teloneros de AC/DC durante dos noches en Melbourne.
Amy Taylor, cantante de ‘Amyl & The Sniffers’: de vender frutos secos a telonear a AC/DC
La australiana es la feminista punk que la industria musical necesitaba. Los grandes del sector la admiran y los componentes de la banda no dudan en abrazar el protagonismo de la cantante. “Somos un vehículo para su mensaje”
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December 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Nació en la ciudad costera de Mullumbimby y se mudó a Melbourne en 2015, donde trabajó en el puesto de frutos secos. Pero eso ya cosa del pasado y han llegado a ser teloneros de AC/DC durante dos noches en Melbourne.
Afternoon thunderstorm breaking the stifling heat. Yep, ‘tis the season.
December 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Afternoon thunderstorm breaking the stifling heat. Yep, ‘tis the season.
I have a recurring dream where I’m trying to speak en español and failing badly. I can only conclude my unconscious is making fun of me.
December 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I have a recurring dream where I’m trying to speak en español and failing badly. I can only conclude my unconscious is making fun of me.
It's the solstice! That wonderful, magical time of year when you feel compelled to remind people that the world has a southern hemisphere.
December 21, 2025 at 6:12 AM
It's the solstice! That wonderful, magical time of year when you feel compelled to remind people that the world has a southern hemisphere.
I took a double-smoked ham and I smoked that fucker again. I regret nothing.
December 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I took a double-smoked ham and I smoked that fucker again. I regret nothing.
I've started the new book. It's going to be weird. And (god help me) I'm publicly committing to updating my newsletter subscribers on the journey in real time. I must be nuts.
Looking forward, looking backward
This very newsletter, marginalia , was established all the way back in 2019. I conceived of it as a way to continue the work I had done for magazines and newspapers through the previous decade, only ...
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December 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I've started the new book. It's going to be weird. And (god help me) I'm publicly committing to updating my newsletter subscribers on the journey in real time. I must be nuts.
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If you’re lucky your book may contain this button badge celebrating 1981 as the Year of the Disabled Person. The Braille label stuck over it reads ‘AM’, a hint at the fate of one of book’s characters.
December 19, 2025 at 5:36 AM
If you’re lucky your book may contain this button badge celebrating 1981 as the Year of the Disabled Person. The Braille label stuck over it reads ‘AM’, a hint at the fate of one of book’s characters.
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There are three human made objects currently in interstellar space: Voyager 1, Voyager 2, and Prince’s guitar from that time he played While My Guitar Gently Weeps. youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y?...
Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne, more - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | 2004 Induction
YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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August 17, 2024 at 10:04 AM
There are three human made objects currently in interstellar space: Voyager 1, Voyager 2, and Prince’s guitar from that time he played While My Guitar Gently Weeps. youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y?...
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True story. Here it is on my tree right now.
November 24, 2024 at 7:54 AM
True story. Here it is on my tree right now.
Well this has been a particularly good book delivery day.
December 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Well this has been a particularly good book delivery day.
The whiplash from 'that looks magnificent' to 'wait, it's a Tim Horton's?' is wild.
La cafetería “más bonita del mundo” seduce a Ciudad de México con murales, deidades y donas
La cafetería “más bonita del mundo” seduce a Ciudad de México con murales, deidades y donas
Dos obras colosales de José Chávez Morado creadas para los Laboratorios CIBA en la década de 1950 ahora adornan un local de una cadena canadiense
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December 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The whiplash from 'that looks magnificent' to 'wait, it's a Tim Horton's?' is wild.
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This 'Aussie Christmas tree' photo is doing the rounds again - usually without attribution.
It was taken by Layn Simpson of Gympie - in his backyard.
An excellent snap.
I have an invitation to visit next time I'm in Gympie so I'll look forward to that.
You can find Layn on Instagram. Worth a follow.
It was taken by Layn Simpson of Gympie - in his backyard.
An excellent snap.
I have an invitation to visit next time I'm in Gympie so I'll look forward to that.
You can find Layn on Instagram. Worth a follow.
December 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This 'Aussie Christmas tree' photo is doing the rounds again - usually without attribution.
It was taken by Layn Simpson of Gympie - in his backyard.
An excellent snap.
I have an invitation to visit next time I'm in Gympie so I'll look forward to that.
You can find Layn on Instagram. Worth a follow.
It was taken by Layn Simpson of Gympie - in his backyard.
An excellent snap.
I have an invitation to visit next time I'm in Gympie so I'll look forward to that.
You can find Layn on Instagram. Worth a follow.
Be cool. We’re only devaluing people with *these* skills, not *those* skills. (At least for now)
This series does not teach AI writing or content replacement. It focuses on workflow efficiency, analytics, and tools that support—never replace—human creativity.
December 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Be cool. We’re only devaluing people with *these* skills, not *those* skills. (At least for now)
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Me on the morning commute, already thinking about lunch.
December 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Me on the morning commute, already thinking about lunch.
I’ve been posting about learning Spanish a bit but I haven’t yet mentioned I’ve started teaching my dog (partly so I have someone to talk to). We had a breakthrough today. I said ¿tienes hambre?* and she completely lost her shit.
*are you hungry?
*are you hungry?
December 13, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I’ve been posting about learning Spanish a bit but I haven’t yet mentioned I’ve started teaching my dog (partly so I have someone to talk to). We had a breakthrough today. I said ¿tienes hambre?* and she completely lost her shit.
*are you hungry?
*are you hungry?
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork